National Trends in the Repair of Isolated Superior Labral Tear from Anterior to Posterior in Korea.

In the United States, while the incidence of SLAP repair showed an increasing trend before 2010, 8 9 a decreasing trend has been reported in more recent studies. 10 11 In addition, although suboptimal outcomes and complications were reported for SLAP repair in older patients, 12 13 the incidence of SLAP repair in patients aged ≥ 40 years was shown to be similar to that in younger, more active patients. 9 Surprisingly, SLAP repair was performed in several patients aged > 80 years. 8 Understanding the epidemiology is important for clarifying the indications of SLAP repair and educating orthopedic surgeons about the optimal treatment of SLAP lesions.

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